Towers
This was my first attempt to work slip on greenware into my city towers motif. The challenge is that I have to make a specific plan before bisque fire This was wheel-thrown from studio reclaim with a bit of T2 for color, the handle was extruded using a wire tool. The outlines are built up using vinyl detailing tape, while the windows are snippets of a wider waxy tape. Everything is covered with newsprint to let me lay down layers of glaze independently. The liner and top are va clear, the sun and base are iron red, the towers are a mix of va glaze for white and tenmoku for dark.
Contact the artist: scott.hess@gmail.com
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Width: 6in
Depth: 5in
Scott Hess
After retiring from software engineering, I decided to take some classes at Foothill. I picked two subjects that I enjoyed in college, Calculus and Ceramics. I quite enjoyed both classes, but I quickly noticed that I arrived early and stayed late for pottery. I love the way that pieces magically form on the wheel. A few years back I started focusing on mugs, because I feel that the form wants to be handled and admired and used. That in turn allows me to feel comfortable investing more effort into planning and execution of designs, which exercises my engineering mind in concert with my artistic mind.
Email: scott.hess@gmail.com
Website: pottery.scott-hess.com/
Instagram: dscotthess
